Troll

Starred review from April 23, 2018
In this impressive thriller from Thorne (the Essex Noir trilogy), Fortune, a British bank executive in Dubai, returns to London to look for his missing daughter, Sophie. The emotionally unavailable Fortune, whose wife is seeking a divorce, has had a strained relationship with Sophie, who has been troubled since adolescence and attempted suicide several times. Fortune is called back to Dubai because $90 million has gone missing from his bank, but he refuses to go until he unravels the mystery of Sophie’s disappearance. Certain evidence has led the police to believe that she has killed herself, though no body has surfaced. Looking into people who might have wished Sophie harm, Fortune discovers a troll is threatening her on the blog she writes. He also discovers that his daughter was investigating and allegedly stalking a celebrity for a magazine article she was writing. In addition, he finds notes on her computer maintaining that someone is setting her up to appear erratic and dangerous to her co-workers and the police. Fully realized characters and Fortune’s exciting quest for the truth make this a standout.